{"id":2651781,"date":"2026-08-29T17:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T21:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-says-us-cannot-deport-noncitizen-students-who-criticize-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T17:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T21:47:35","slug":"federal-judge-says-us-cannot-deport-noncitizen-students-who-criticize-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-says-us-cannot-deport-noncitizen-students-who-criticize-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge says US cannot deport noncitizen students who criticize Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-says-us-cannot-deport-noncitizen-students-who-criticize-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge in the Northern District of California, appointed by President Biden, has ruled that the Trump administration&#8217;s policy of deporting and revoking visas of non-citizens who protest Israel in support of Gaza violates the First and Fifth Amendments. Judge Noel Wise emphasized that free speech, including criticizing the government, is vital to democracy and that suppressing it through deportation undermines constitutional rights. The ruling was based on a lawsuit filed by the Stanford Daily, which argued that the administration&#8217;s actions led journalists and writers to self-censor out of fear of retaliation. Wise&#8217;s 90-page opinion highlights the importance of protecting free expression, especially related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-is-catastrophically-harmful-to-young-people-regardless-of-who-owns-it\/\" title=\"TikTok&#039;s Impact on Youth Is Deeply Troubling, Ownership Aside\">sensitive political topics<\/a> such as Israel and Gaza. <\/p>\n<p>Despite ongoing debates and policies aimed at border security, the State department asserts that visas are privileges, not rights, and the department prioritizes national security and public safety. The ruling has been celebrated by free speech advocates, including the Stanford Daily&#8217;s editor-in-chief, who expressed relief that journalists no longer need to fear deportation for their reporting. The Department of Homeland Security has been contacted for comment, while the Department of State maintains that visa revocations are lawful and necessary for security. The decision marks a notable stance in the ongoing clash between immigration enforcement and free speech rights in the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge in the Northern District of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"60\">California<\/a> has ruled against the Trump administration\u2019s policy of deportation when it comes to revoking the visas of and deporting non-citizens who protest Israel in support of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"217\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Noel Wise agreed with the <em>Stanford Daily <\/em>newspaper\u00a0in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration\u2019s policy of seeking to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3362288\/rubio-revoking-visas-pro-hamas-students-campus-riots\/\">revoke the visas of<\/a> and deport student protestors it deemed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3346812\/trump-administration-ai-revoke-visas-pro-hamas-students\/\">as pro-Hamas.<\/a> The newspaper <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3492352\/stanford-daily-sues-trump-administration-self-censorship-deportation\/\">challenged the administration in court<\/a> in August 2025 after it said its opinion writers have \u201cself-censored because of their rational concern about the ongoing danger of deportation for expression\u201d of what the administration could deem \u201canti-Israel\u201d viewpoints.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4705394\/judge-us-cannot-deport-noncitizen-students-criticize-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Federal judge says US cannot deport noncitizen students who criticize Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4705144\/pentagon-hands-stars-stripes-journalists-one-week-delay-dismissal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pentagon hands Stars and Stripes journalists a one-week delay of dismissal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4704799\/appeals-court-denies-peter-navarro-bid-rehear-contempt-challenge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Appeals court denies Peter Navarro bid to rehear contempt challenge: \u2018Always headed to Supreme Court\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wise ruled that the administration\u2019s policy of using the Immigration and Nationality Act to deport non-citizens and revoke their visas based on protected speech violated the First and Fifth Amendments. She wrote in her 90-page opinion that the freedom of speech, \u201cincluding the freedom to criticize the government and its leaders,\u201d is \u201cevidence of [democracy\u2019s] strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat strength is diminished when members of our society\u2014citizens and noncitizens alike\u2014must self-censor and \u2018behave\u2019 or suffer the government\u2019s retaliation,\u201d Wise wrote, pointing to recent flashpoints of free speech debates over anti-Israel speech, reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and rhetoric over the Iran war peace deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTomorrow, or perhaps even today, targets may include anyone in the United States who exercises their freedom of speech to simply express opinions the government does not like. This downward spiral is antithetical to our Constitution that recognizes our right to speak freely. Here you can simultaneously hate the content of a person\u2019s speech and love the country that cherishes the freedom to allow it,\u201d Wise <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cand.454120\/gov.uscourts.cand.454120.108.0.pdf\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the first year of the second Trump administration, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3345874\/rubio-mahmoud-khalil-arrest-dont-have-right-be-in-us\/\">vocal in saying<\/a> that \u201cno one has a right to a student visa,\u201d especially in light of the arrest of pro-Gaza\u00a0activist Mahmoud Khalil, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4523780\/mahmoud-khalil-appeal-deportation-case\/\">faces a final order of removal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said during a press conference on the topic of visa revocations <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3362288\/rubio-revoking-visas-pro-hamas-students-campus-riots\/\">in 2025<\/a> that the Department \u201cspecifically revokes visas every day in order to secure America\u2019s borders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, a State Department spokesperson said the department does not comment on pending or ongoing litigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMore broadly, the Department of State is committed to protecting our nation and its citizens by upholding the highest standards of national security and public safety through our visa process,\u201d the State Department spokesperson\u00a0said. \u201cA visa\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0privilege, not\u00a0a right. The United States\u00a0is\u00a0under no obligation to\u00a0admit or suffer the presence of individuals who subvert our laws\u00a0and deny our citizens their Constitutional\u00a0rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4702113\/what-data-center-backlash-has-in-common-with-free-palestine\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4702113\">WHAT THE DATA CENTER BACKLASH HAS IN COMMON WITH \u2018FREE PALESTINE\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment on Wise\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Daily celebrated the ruling, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/georgedporteous\/status\/2093509661144068250?s=20\">writing<\/a> on X, \u201cThe reporters in our newsroom shouldn\u2019t have to fear that writing a story will result in their deportation. Today\u2019s victory means they won\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge blocks Trump policy on deporting pro-Gaza non-citizens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2651782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP24149706788511.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32311,3813,4671,13833,84861],"class_list":["post-2651781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-free-speech","tag-immigration","tag-israel","tag-noncitizens","tag-us-law"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP24149706788511.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651781"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651785,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651781\/revisions\/2651785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}